Alaskan Sawmill

[snowninja]

I've got a granberg mini mill and have used it to slab up some alders, works quite well but I really need to get some of the rip chain.

 

[motownbrowne]

You can make your own, just file the cutters mostly perpendicular to the length of the chain.

 

[s219]

Most rip chains are simply regular chains ground to a 10 degree angle. Some of the fancier ones have alternating cutter patterns, made to cut harder woods with less effort and better cut quality. They will alternate a skinny left cutter, skinny right cutter, then full cutter. The first two score out the kerf, and the last one clears the chip out of the middle.